Cimarroncito Peak
Cimarroncito Peak rises to 3,193 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,192.8 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 9.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 8 mi
115 named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Window Rock: 2.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.8 mi
- Comanche Peak: 2.8 mi
- Big Red: 3.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 3.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 3.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 9.8 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 10.3 mi
- Palisades Sill: 3.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 4.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 6.2 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 8.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 8.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 8.9 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 9.0 mi
- T-Rex Track: 9.7 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 9.5 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 9.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 13.2 mi
- Little Red School House: 21.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 8.6 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 8.7 mi
- Eagle: 9.8 mi
- Tipi: 10.0 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 6.0 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 5.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cimarroncito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WNW 283° | 4,011 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Walter | WNW 284° | 3,996 m | 17.9 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | W 281° | 3,989 m | 17.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | W 281° | 3,953 m | 17.8 mi |
| Red Dome | WNW 282° | 3,868 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | W 278° | 3,779 m | 16.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 325° | 3,765 m | 10.9 mi |
| Taos Cone | WNW 284° | 3,729 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1592039732
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